Russell: 'Trust me on Uncharted movie'

David O. Russell has said that fans should "trust" him with the Uncharted movie.

The Three Kings director told Slash Film that games are very different to movies and that it requires a narrative to embrace the viewer.

"I'm not going to present myself as hardcore," he said. "But I played the game a bunch of times and I also read as much as I could about the game and I met the game's creator, Amy Hennig, who's really cool.

"I started to brew together what I thought could be a really cool idea that I'd never seen in a film before... Really intense action and really intense family dynamics on a global stage.

"To grow a game into a movie is an interesting proposition because a game is a very different experience than a movie. You guys are playing the game, and it's about playing the game. It's not about a narrative embracing you emotionally. You know what I'm saying?"

Russell added that although he will be "respectful" of the source material his priority is to make a good film.

"As far as I'm concerned, I'm very respectful as far as the core content and spirit of the game, but beyond that it's my job as a filmmaker to make what I think is going to be an amazing movie."

He added: "People have to trust that and let that go, I think."

Mark Wahlberg has been confirmed to play series protagonist Nathan Drake in the film.